

Riveting and surprising… Impossible to put down.
Bishop’s fifth installment in the Detectives Daniels and Remalla series sees the detective pair hunting a vicious killer. When Daniels and Remalla are called to investigate a murder, they do not think much about the case. But after symbolic markings on the body points to a serial killer’s work, the detectives know they have a difficult case on hand. As they dig deeper, they find a disturbing connection between the killer and one of the suspects from their other case. Remalla and Daniels end up fighting insurmountable danger in their efforts to catch the sinister villain, and readers will eagerly turn the pages to see what happens next. Bishop keeps the pacing swift, and the detective duo’s search for the killer follows an unpredictable course toward a final reveal that cleverly connects all the storylines, living up to the promise of the brilliant opening. The characters’ fully realized interpersonal dynamic and skillfully infused supernatural elements add to tasty escapism that should please fans of finely constructed, character-based murder mysteries. A solid read.
Of Power and Pain: A Murder Mystery Suspense Thriller
(Detectives Daniels and Remalla Book 5)
J. T. Bishop
Eudoran Press LLC
Pub date June 27, 2022
ISBN 978-1955370189
Price $14.95 (USD) Paperback, $0.00 Kindle edition